The National Corrections Reporting
Program is the only national level data collection, furnishing
information on sentencing, time served in State prisons, and time
served on parole. The NCRP also contains other individual-level
data on prisoners, including offense, admission/release type, and
demographics. BJS, the Congress, researchers, practitioners, and
others in the criminal justice community use these data to
enumerate and describe annual movements of adult offenders through
State correctional systems. Providers of the data are personnel in
the Department of Corrections and Parole in States and the District
of Columbia.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.